8th September 1990

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd
The
Cumbrian Mountain Express

Locos Used 91017 & steam: 777 'Sir Lamiel' & 4771 'Green Arrow'

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco Route
91017 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Wakefield Westgate - Leeds
4771 Leeds - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Appleby
777 Appleby - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds
91017 Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Source : Pete Drury (joined/left the train at Doncaster)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Return Actual
Kings Cross 08.10d ?   21.09a ?
Finsbury Park 08/14 ?   21/05 ?
Alexandra Palace 08/16 ?   21/03 ?
Potters Bar 08.23a ~ 08.25d ?   20.54a ~ 20.56d ?
Welwyn Garden City 08/31 ?   20/47 ?
Stevenage 08.36a ~ 08.36d ?   20.37a ~ 20.39d ?
Hitchin 08/42 ?   20/33 ?
Sandy 08/50 ?   20/22 ?
Huntingdon 08/59 ?   20/13 ?
Peterborough 09.12a ~ 09.14d ?   19.58a ~ 20.00d ?
Tallington 09/22 ?   19/51 ?
Stoke Summit 09/35 ?   19/42 ?
Grantham 09/42 ?   19/35 ?
Barkston South Jn 09/45 ?   19/32 ?
Newark North Gate 09.52a ~ 09.54d ?   19.21a ~ 19.23d ?
Retford 10/06 ?   19/08 ?
Doncaster 10.22a ~ 10.24d 10.44 ~ 10.45   18.50a ~ 18.52d 19.09 ~ ??.??
Adwick Jn 10/29 ?   18/40 ?
South Kirkby Jn 10/33 10/54   18/36 ?
Hare Park Jn 10/37 10/58   18/32 ?
Wakefield Westgate 10/45 11/02   18/28 18/53
Leeds 11L01a ~ 11L20d 11.16 ~ 11.50   17L56a ~ 18L15d 18.17 ~ 18.50
Apperley Jn 11/31 12/07   17/45 18/05
Guiseley Jn 11/34 12/12   17/43 17/59
Keighley 11/48 12/31   17/30 17/32
Skipton 11.59a ~ 12.01d 12.50 ~ 12.52   17.12a ~ 17.14d 17.11 ~ 17.18
Gargrave 12/08 12/58   16w48 ~ 17w05 16.59 ~ 17.11
Hellifield 12/18 13/06   16/40 16/50
Long Preston 12w22 ~ 12w36 13.10 ~ 13.30   16/37 16/48
Settle Jn 12/41 13/34   16/33 16/45
Blea Moor 13/08 13/58   16/13 16/29
Garsdale 12.30a ~ 13.21d 14.10 ~ 14.11   15w25 ~ 15w50 16.03 ~ 16.16
Ais Gill 13/26 14/16   15/20 15/58
Kirkby Stephen 13/37 14/23   15/08 15/43
Appleby 14.01a 14.36   14.50d 15.23


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